Dear Friends,

he Novalis Project emanates from members and friends of the Barrie Camphill community. Each season brings us closer to our goal of establishing an inclusive, therapeutic community in the downtown core where all may practice a hospitality that heals. Anxiety arises when the gap between our concerns and the sphere of our influence in bringing about change seems too great. Yet when we bring our conscious attention to bear on the issues of the day in the company of those whose practical example and lives of fruitful service can inspire and enlighten us, possibilities for new beginnings arise. Our Fall programme draws on a roster of such individuals and we welcome your participation in any and all of our events.

- Treasa O'Driscoll, project coordinator.

		Treasa has released her new book titled "Celtic Woman, a memoir of life's poetic journey" and is now available in bookstores across the country. For more information visit: www.bluebutterflybooks.ca

Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 3:00pm
Location: Novalis Hall, 7841 4th line, Angus, Ontario

Agri-Cultural Rite of Spring 
A concert featuring virtuoso violinist, Emmanuel Vukovich, pianist/composer, John McDowell and celebrated cellist, Julia MacLaine

Emmanuel and John, who practice music and farming side by side, have formed an international initiative, Music for Farms, which works to revive and sustain local organic agriculture and farming communities through the arts. Julia MacLaine joins them for this special concert at Novalis Hall. The programme includes the music of Bach and several original works in contemporary and classical idioms, such as their own acclaimed composition based on the Parcival legend. African drum rhythms are also employed to great effect by this exciting Trio whose creative arrangements reflect a weaving of eastern and western traditions.

Juilliard and McGill trained Emmanuel Vukovich is the recipient of Canada's first Golden Violin Award, as well as the Canada Council for the Arts Orford String Quartet scholarship. His twin passions of farming and music are brought to expression in this artistic Rite of Spring. John McDowell is best known as composer of the score to Oscar winning Born into Brothels. He has toured with platinum selling rock/world music band Rusted Root and his internationally acclaimed band Mamma Tongue. Julia MacLaine has been consistently singled out by critics for her rich tone, sweet throbbing vibrato and superb musicianship. Her performances at Carnegie Hall, in Europe, North and South America and Iceland have established her as one of today's prominent cellists.

This concert was sponsored by Mrs. Christina Peterson

Tickets:$20

For Reservations please call 1-705-722-5408,
or e-mail rsvp@novalisproject.com

Upcoming Events at Novalis Hall

May 23, 3pm:
Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company

June 6, 3pm:
John and Kathleen Rudolph in concert
with percussion and flute

Sunday, September 20, 3:00pm
Novalis Hall, Nottawasaga Village, 7481 4th line, Angus

A Celebration of Agri-Culture
in Concert and Film
Featuring virtuoso violinist, Emmanuel Vukovitch,
and pianist/composer, John McDowell

The programme includes Parcifal, an original composition; Beethoven Sonata, No.8, 2nd movement; a duo transcribed by Yehudi Menuhin and Ravi Shanker; Tango and jazz by Astor Piazzolla and the screening of a film entitled, Agri-Culture-Bach in the Barn, that presents excerpts of Emmanuel's several concerts for Community Supported Agriculture farms in Quebec, Ontario and in New York State where he and John collaborate as musicians and farmers, co-managing a Biodynamic CSA - Camp Hill Farm.

Of Croatian and German descent and a native of Calgary, Emmanuel Vukovitch graduated from McGill University in 2007 in music and environmental studies. He was leader of the Lloyd Carr-Harris String Quartet which won several national and international awards, including the 2005 grand prize at the Fischoff International Chamber Music Competition. In 2005 Emmanuel was awarded the Canada Council for the Arts Orford String Quartet Scholarship, and in 2006 he was the first recipient of McGill University's Schulich School of Music Golden Violin Award.

John McDowell is an internationally acclaimed, award winning pianist, percussionist, producer, commissioned composer and teacher. He has written and recorded over 100 pieces ranging from solo flute music to film and dance scores, a requiem, in classical, pop and jazz idioms. He regularly performs with his band, Mamma Tongue, at major venues and festivals including the Montreal Jazz Festival, Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors, and the United Nations.

Cost: $25 Includes Refreshments
(Some Concessions)

For Reservations please call 1-705-722-5408,
or e-mail rsvp@novalisproject.com

Sunday, October 11, 3:00pm
Novalis Hall, Nottawasaga Village, 7481 4th line, Angus

Presents acclaimed Brazilian pianist
Luiz de Moura Castro
in a concert of works by Schumann, Villa-Lobos, Liszt and others, accompanied by his wife, Bridget de Moura Castro, in a piano composition for four hands by Maurice Ravel

Master of masters… the complete control of sonorities and colours that you can extract from the instrument with technique, heart and thought, leaves me elevated in spirit…
- Pierre Challier, foremost French music critic

A native of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz de Moura Castro began to study the piano at age 5 with one of the greatest pedagogues in Brazil and made his professional debut aged only nine. Renowned as a concert pianist, professor of music and adjudicator, he has performed in concerts and music festivals in the United States, South America, Europe, Russia, Korea, China and Japan. He lectures and concertizes annually on four continents in addition to teaching graduate courses in universities in the US and South America. He is included in Benjamin Saver’s book “The Most Wanted Piano Teachers in the USA” Vol.1. Ritmo Magazine counted his Piano de Cuba CD among the top ten recordings of 2000, declaring it:

…marvellous music translated into sound by a great pianist… Imaginitive, ingenuous, original!

Cost: $20 Includes Refreshments

For Reservations please call 1-705-722-5408,
or e-mail rsvp@novalisproject.com

Friday, April 17, 8:00pm
Novalis Hall, Nottawasaga Village, 7481 4th line, Angus

Follies from Versailles
An Aradia Ensemble in a music and dance production

The Novalis Hall is proud to present the Aradia Ensemble in a music and dance production entitled Follies from Versailes. This concert features music from the French Baroque period, composed by Lullly, Couperian, Campra and Cléanbault and includes the Baroque Dancer Marie-Nathalie Lacoursiere. Mme. Lacoursiere will present Baroque dance pieces in full costume and period masks to the accompaniment of the ensemble.

This concert takes place on Friday April 17th with a very special presentation at the Novalis Hall in Angus Ontario.

Arts inspiring social renewal is the defining purpose of the Novalis Project. Established in 2003 by members of Camphill Communities and Sophia Creek Centre for the Arts, Medicine and Cultural life, it is dedicated to the performance, practice and appreciation of the arts. Its centre of activities is Novalis Hall, an architectural and acoustic gem set in Nottawasaga Village, Angus, Ontario, where adults with developmental disabilities work and reside in intentional community

Cost: $25 (Includes Refreshments)

To reserve: call 1-705-722-5408 or email rsvp@novalisproject.com

Sunday, March 22, 3:00pm
Novalis Hall, Nottawasaga Village, 7481 4th line, Angus

The Prater Duo in "Dance of Spring"
a performance of works by Russian, Hungarian, Czech and Spanish composers

Sister and brother duo, Rena (Piano) and Rufat (Violin), were born into an acclaimed musical family in Baku, Azerbaijan. Seasoned performers by the age of ten, they garnered academic accolades and won prestigious prizes in Russia and Europe before emigrating to Canada almost twenty years ago. These accomplished artists have delighted audiences at recent summer festivals in Ontario with their “polished and astonishingly brilliant playing.”The programme for this concert is reflective of the changes in nature. The duo's inspired performance is guaranteed to awaken hearts to the creative and life giving forces of Spring as we celebrate the first event of the Novalis Project 2009 seson. Please encourage family and friends to join you for this special concert!

Cost: $20

To reserve: call 1-705-722-5408 or email rsvp@novalisproject.com

Performances 2008| HOME

Sunday, November 23, 3:00pm
Novalis Hall, Nottawasaga Village, 7481 4th line, Angus

Experience the Russian Soul

Galina Victorova-Fin, playing piano & accordion, presents Folk Songs, Classical Music, Dance and Story

“She relives the passion and warmth of her childhood on the Volga River and brings them to life for all of us. With songs and stories, some of them biographical in nature and varying from folklore to classical, ranging from gypsy dances to the great Rachmaninov, you will leave this performance transformed in the heart and warmed in the soul. The beauty and depth of the eternal Russian soul and the joy of life lived in the search for Love will continue to resonate long after this performance.”
- Regine Kurek, Arscura School for Living Art

“Galina charmed the audience in Vancouver with her Russian songs and music. Folk songs, piano and accordion music, woven together with anecdotes from her experience brought us into the atmosphere of the simple Russian village where she grew up. With great joy the audience became participants, moving the steps Galina taught us for folk dances.”
- Susan Locey, Christian Community Priest

Cost: $20

To reserve: call 1-705-722-5408 or email rsvp@novalisproject.com

Sunday, October 19, 3:00pm
Novalis Hall, Nottawasaga Village, 7481 4th line, Angus

Music for an Autumn Afternoon

Harpist Rita Costanzi returns to Novalis Hall by popular demand to perform a programme of beautiful music for flute and harp with her long time friend and colleague Kathleen Rudolph. Rita now resides in New York and this concert celebrates the reunion of these two remarkable artists who enjoyed many years of success as a popular Vancouver duo.

Harpist, Rita Costanzi Heralded as an "artist of immense gifts", harpist, teacher, actress, composer, Rita Costanzi, continues to captivate audiences with the warmth, conviction and exquisite virtuosity of her playing. She maintains an international performing career as a soloist and chamber music recitalist.

“Rita Costanzi’s playing is full of lyricism. She explores the full range and colour of her instrument. Her playing has life and passion and never loses the ‘long line."
- Yo-Yo Ma

“If you were not completely bowled over by Rita Costanzi’s playing with the Calgary Philharmonic, then you weren’t paying attention or you weren’t there.”
- The Calgary Herald.

Flutist, Kathleen Rudolph Principal Flute of the CBC Radio Orchestra, Kathleen Rudolph is much in demand as a recitalist, chamber musician, and teacher. After 17 years with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Ms. Rudolph was appointed coordinator of the wind division of the Glenn Gould Professional School at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto. Often featured as a soloist with the CBC Orchestra, Ms. Rudolph has recorded for the Skylark, CBC and Waterlily labels.

Cost: $25
Includes refreshments and conversation with the artists.

To reserve: call 1-705-722-5408 or email rsvp@novalisproject.com

Other Upcoming Events:

Sunday November 23 at 3pm:
A Russian Salon with accomplished pianist,
accordianist, singer and folk dancer Galina Fin

Sunday, September 28, 3:00pm
Novalis Hall, Nottawasaga Village, 7481 4th line, Angus

Emmanuel Vukovich
Solo Violin
in a programme of Quebecois and Celtic Traditionals, an original composition inspired by the legend of Parzifal and selections from the solo Sonatas and Partitas by JS Bach

Of Croation and German descent and a native of Calgary, Alberta, Emmanuel left home at sixteen to pursue music studies at the Juilliard School in New York City. It was during his four years in New York that Emmanuel was introduced to bio-dynamic agriculture. After a year’s leave of absence, travelling and working on farms in West Africa and central Europe, Emmanuel moved to live and work on a biodynamic farm in Durham, Ontario. It was here, as farm apprentice and co-director of Symphony in the Barn—an international summer music festival held on the farm—that Emmanuel first envisioned the possibility of uniting art and agriculture-his twin passions.

The following four years were spent pursuing his music and environmental
studies at McGill University in Montreal. During this time Emmanuel was a
member of the Lloyd Carr-Harris String Quartet which won several national
and international awards, including the 2005 grand prize at the Fischoff
International Chamber Music Competition, and which performed in Europe,
the United States, Australia and Canada. In 2005 Emmanuel was awarded the Canada Council for the Arts Orford String Quartet Scholarship, and in 2006 he was the first recipient of McGill University's Schulich School of Music Golden Violin Award.

Emmanuel now lives on a biodynamic farm near Montreal, where he cultivates and shares his love for music and farming.

Cost: $20

The Spiritual In Art

…a water colour painting course with Italian art master, Donald Hall

June 28/29, 2008 at Novalis Hall, 7841 4th line, Angus, Ontario

Explore the 'light' energy of the Black Madonna and experience Donald Hall's inspired approach to art history and his unique insights into the work of the great Italian masters.

Educate your senses and gain a practical understanding of Goethe's theory of colour.

Learn Donald's engaging exercises in colour, form and composition.

Enjoy meaningful social exchange with kindred spirits old and new.

Experience the tranquil, rural ambience of Novalis Hall and environs.

Create your own rite of passage into summer.

Mornings: 9.30-12.30pm       Afternoons: 2.00-4.30pm

Please bring dry watercolours or a set of Pelikan watercolour cakes and brushes-suggested sizes small, three quarters and one inch. Bring your own easel if possible-some can be provided. Course suited to beginners and advanced students alike.
        
Course fee, including paper, lunches and snacks: $225
(a non-refundable deposit of $35 is due before June 10) Cheques payable to Ita Wegman Foundation, 92 Mary St., Barrie, ONL4N1T1

“In working with Donald Hall and in hearkening to his profound insights on the great masters, I have renewed my connection with painting.”           
Denis Schneider, art teacher

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THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
by John the Evangelist

Performed by David Anderson, Laurie Portocarrero, and Glen Williamson
Directed by Adrian Locher assisted by Benedicta Bertau.

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Location: Novalis Hall at 3:00pm
7841 4th Line, Angus, Ontario

Admission: $25 including refreshments

Three actors bring the drama and poetry of the Gospel to life with stunning simplicity and imagination, using only two chairs, a table and a few cloths.

“Meditative and almost balletic… beautifully stylised and executed…excellent. “(4 stars)
- The Herald, Edinburgh Fringe, 2002

“An exceptional piece of stagecraft… No matter what your religious belief—or lack of it— The Gospel of John is an extraordinary evening of theatre. You'll find yourself thinking about it, even discussing it with others, for days afterwards. What could be more rewarding?
- The Independent

“A terrific story with plot twists and turns that are classic. Riveting... Dynamic... A wonder..Brilliant.... the play has resonance and strength… triumphs and mysteries.”
- Pete Bergman, Berkshire Bright Focus.

“…a spiritual experience charged with passion and power.”
- The Stroud News and Journal

To reserve: call 1-705-722-5408 or email rsvp@novalisproject.com
at Novalis Hall, 7841 4th Line, Angus
www.novalisproject.com_ for information and map

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Performances 2007| HOME

Ballet Creole
Driven By the Rhythm of the Drums

Saturday, May 26th, 2007

Location: Novalis Hall at 7:30pm
7841 4th Line, Angus, Ontario

Admission: $35 including refreshments

“Ballet Creole is a vibrant company melding the vocabulary of modern and ballet with exuberant African and Caribbean dance styles.”
- Judy Stoffmann, The Toronto Star

“…creates a middle world between entertainment and ritual where audience, dancers and musicians can come together in an unprecedented way.”
- Rebecca Todd, Globe and Mail

Desserts, wine and other beverages will be served after the performance. Proceeds for this event go to the Abeona Community School now in the process of forming. Call Stephanie Van Leeuwan for information about the school and for advance tickets at 705-423-1030

For Reservations please call 1-705-722-5408
or e-mail: rsvp@novalisproject.com

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Presenting an Earth Day Concert with Mary Anderson and friends

The Haunting Magic
of the Celtic Harp

Sunday April 22 at 3pm
Location: Novalis Hall, 7841 4th Line, Angus, Ontario
Admission: $20 including refreshments

"One of Canada's finest harpists."
- Ottawa Folklore Center

"Simply a superb musician with a growing
reputation for excellence"
- Kitchener Waterloo Record

"Enough exuberance to set your feet to
dance and your heart to dream .."
- Folkharp Journal

Mary Anderson began her career as a harpist studying at the Royal Conservatory of music. Mary has evolved a style that encompasses traditional, jazz, classical, contemporary and popular sounds. Her playing has been called "aggressive", "refreshing", and "spirited", and she has been dubbed one of Canada's finest folk harpers.

Special Guest Rev. Bonnie Kelly will present
Maude’s Newfoundland Memories
The character of Maude is a composite of the many wonderful Newfoundland women that Rev. Kelly lived and worked with in her native Newfoundland when she served a United Church parish there. Maude has been shaped by a vibrant, happy community life and by the wild waves of the sea. Come and listen to her tales... She's sure to give you a laugh!

Please reserve by calling 1-705-722-5408
rsvp@novalisproject.com
Mailing address: Novalis Project, 92 Mary Street, Barrie, ONL4N ITI

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Monday, October 2, 7:30pm
Novalis Hall, Nottawasaga Village, 7481 4th line, Angus

Invitation
presented by Northern Light Eurythmy
from Basle, Switzerland

Recitations from Oriah Mountain Dreamer, Goethe, Rudolf Steiner and a story for children, interwoven with music by Beethoven, Arvo Pärt and others.

Eurythmy is an art of movement and gestures that reveals to the eye what language and music bring to the ear. It is a highly disciplined, expressive and meaningful form that demands the exercise of the whole human organism. This presentation will appeal to all age groups and it will provide a pleasant and uplifting experience for the entire family.

Cost: Adults: $10 Children: $5

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Thursday, November 23, 2006 7:30 - 9:45pm

World Premiere of the
Stornoway Productions documentary film
The Dark Side of Power

Following the viewing of this film, Dr. Patrick Boyer, Q.C. will then speak about his new book Powershift and lead the audience in a lively discussion about citizen engagement in the forthcoming dramas of Ontario’s energy sector.

The Dark Side of Power is a feature documentary that examines how politicians and officers of Ontario Hydro, once one of the most powerful electricity utilities in the world, dug its own financial grave, and how Ontario’s entire electricity sector now faces unprecedented challenges. Ontario’s electricity production has become a costly monolith and Ontarians face hard choices over potential alternative energies of the future.

Society’s great dependence on electricity was dramatized on August 14, 2003 when a power blackout plunged 50 million people in northeastern North America into darkness for several days. From cell phone networks to gas pumps, traffic lights and transit systems, refrigerators and manufacturing plants – everything went down. The public came face to face with their total dependence on electricity. Ontario, in particular, took a bruising hit, underscoring the essential nature of a reliable energy supply.

The Dark Side of Power uncovers the reasons for today’s critical power crunch and delineates the daunting challenges and possible future solutions.

Author J. Patrick Boyer, Q.C. draws upon his varied experiences as lawyer, university professor, journalist, Member of Parliament, film-maker and television host in presenting this issue of Ontario’s power. November 23 will be the publication date of his new book Powershift in which he shows how ‘power’ – both as energy source and as ability to govern – has caused and will continue to cause the transformation of Canada’s richest and most populous province.

A tour de force of searching and scholarly synthesis, Powershift weaves three strands of energy supply, political accountability and Ontario’s geo-political shift into a single tale with consummate skill and to dramatic effect. Dr. Boyer brings fresh eyes, a long view of history and the fruits of his frontline experience in pertinent fields to bear on a topic of import to every Ontarian as both electricity consumer and citizen. The possibilities and limits of democratic self-governance emerge as a central theme of this timely book, alerting us to the need for greater engagement on the part of citizens, not only in identifying viable energy sources for our increasing energy demands, but in ensuring that a powershift in the patterns of governance in Ontario will actually enable this to happen. First copies of Powershift will be on sale this evening and Patrick Boyer will be available for signing.

Location: Southshore Community Centre, 205 Lakeshore Drive, Barrie

Cost: $10

Sunday, November 26, 3:00pm

Operatic Arias and Songs

Claudette Leblanc and Stephen Harlands in concert,
accompanied by Derek Bampton

Dramatic soprano Claudette Leblanc has enjoyed a varied international career.
Her voice was declared by Fanfare magazine one of the most fascinating of 20th century music. Canadian tenor Stephen Harlands is a rising star on the national and international scene and joins Claudette in this exciting collaboration along with the distinguished pianist and teacher of child prodigies, Derek Bampton.

Location: Novalis Hall, 7841 4th Line, Angus

Cost: $20